Document And Entity Information - shares |
9 Months Ended | |
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Apr. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 05, 2017 |
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| Document And Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | |
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Document Period End Date | Apr. 30, 2017 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2017 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q3 | |
| Trading Symbol | MTN | |
| Entity Registrant Name | VAIL RESORTS INC | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000812011 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --07-31 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 40,007,604 | |
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | |
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
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- Definition Indicate number of shares or other units outstanding of each of registrant's classes of capital or common stock or other ownership interests, if and as stated on cover of related periodic report. Where multiple classes or units exist define each class/interest by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] or Partnership Interest [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (of which invoices have been received and for which invoice have not yet been received or will not be rendered). Includes deferred revenue, accrued interest expense, deposits, accrued salaries, wages and benefits and other accrued liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued Exchangeable shares. No definition available.
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of noncurrent obligations which are expected to be settled after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Includes deferred revenue, unfavorable lease obligations and other long-term accrued liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Value received from shareholders in common stock-related transactions that are in excess of par value or stated value and amounts received from other stock-related transactions. Includes only common stock transactions (excludes preferred stock transactions). May be called contributed capital, capital in excess of par, capital surplus, or paid-in capital. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Represents the caption on the face of the balance sheet to indicate that the entity has entered into (1) purchase or supply arrangements that will require expending a portion of its resources to meet the terms thereof, and (2) is exposed to potential losses or, less frequently, gains, arising from (a) possible claims against a company's resources due to future performance under contract terms, and (b) possible losses or likely gains from uncertainties that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events that are deemed likely to occur do occur or fail to occur. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, (4) construction-in-process, (5) mortgage loans held-in-inventory, and (6) other real estate investments which are considered inventory due to being held for sale or disposition. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Jul. 31, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 45,443,310 | 41,614,432 | 41,595,420 |
| Exchangeable Shares, Par Value Per Share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
| Exchangeable Shares, Shares, Issued | 70,149 | 0 | 0 |
| Treasury stock, shares | 5,436,294 | 5,434,977 | 5,434,977 |
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- Definition Face amount or stated value per share of common stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Net revenue: | ||||
| Mountain | $ 721,160 | $ 572,805 | $ 1,486,026 | $ 1,206,610 |
| Lodging | 68,601 | 72,933 | 201,887 | 200,026 |
| Real estate | 4,870 | 1,734 | 10,181 | 14,766 |
| Total net revenue | 794,631 | 647,472 | 1,698,094 | 1,421,402 |
| Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below): | ||||
| Mountain | 340,390 | 281,968 | 863,882 | 729,382 |
| Lodging | 57,897 | 57,422 | 181,660 | 176,170 |
| Real estate | 9,818 | 3,085 | 17,144 | 17,043 |
| Total segment operating expense | 408,105 | 342,475 | 1,062,686 | 922,595 |
| Other operating (expense) income: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (50,029) | (41,472) | (140,236) | (120,713) |
| Gain on sale of real property | 0 | 19 | 6,466 | 1,810 |
| Change in estimated fair value of contingent consideration (Note 7) | (14,500) | 0 | (15,100) | 0 |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets and other, net | (1,924) | (164) | (4,705) | (3,149) |
| Income from operations | 320,073 | 263,380 | 481,833 | 376,755 |
| Mountain equity investment income, net | 521 | 211 | 1,510 | 992 |
| Investment income and other, net | 210 | 150 | 5,881 | 509 |
| Interest expense and other, net | (23,313) | (10,400) | (44,325) | (31,905) |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 297,491 | 253,341 | 444,899 | 346,351 |
| Provision for income taxes | (100,635) | (95,804) | (151,933) | (131,613) |
| Net income | 196,856 | 157,537 | 292,966 | 214,738 |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (15,749) | 95 | (25,267) | 289 |
| Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 181,107 | $ 157,632 | $ 267,699 | $ 215,027 |
| Per share amounts (Note 3): | ||||
| Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 4.52 | $ 4.35 | $ 6.87 | $ 5.92 |
| Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | 4.40 | 4.23 | 6.68 | 5.76 |
| Cash dividends declared per share | $ 1.053 | $ 0.81 | $ 2.673 | $ 2.055 |
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- Definition The gains and losses included in results of operations resulting from the sale of land. No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue generated from owned and managed hotels and condominiums, transportation, golf and other activities. No definition available.
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- Definition The Company's share of income (loss) from the operations of unconsolidated subsidiaries associated with the mountain segment. No definition available.
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- Definition Costs incurred that are directly related to generating mountain revenue, including labor and labor-related benefits, retail cost of sales, resort related fees and general and administrative expenses. No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue mainly derived from the sale of lift tickets and season ski passes, ski school, food and beverage, retail/rental and other revenue associated with mountain operations. No definition available.
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations including costs of sales or services and General and Administrative Expense. No definition available.
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- Definition Other operating expenses and income abstract. No definition available.
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- Definition Costs incurred that are directly related to generating real estate revenues, including cost of sales (including sales commissions), labor and labor-related benefits, general and administrative expenses and other expenses. No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate revenue from real estate operations during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Net income | $ 196,856 | $ 157,537 | $ 292,966 | $ 214,738 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax | (48,690) | 6,540 | (47,452) | 3,746 |
| Comprehensive income | 148,166 | 164,077 | 245,514 | 218,484 |
| Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (10,822) | 95 | (20,942) | 289 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 137,344 | $ 164,172 | $ 224,572 | $ 218,773 |
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Exchangeable Shares Transfer No definition available.
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- Definition Dividends from noncontrolling interests No definition available.
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization and Business | Organization and Business Vail Resorts, Inc. (“Vail Resorts”) is organized as a holding company and operates through various subsidiaries. Vail Resorts and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) operate in three business segments: Mountain, Lodging and Real Estate. In the Mountain segment, the Company operates ten world-class mountain resort properties and three urban ski areas including:
Additionally, the Company operates ancillary services, primarily including ski school, dining and retail/rental operations, and for Perisher including lodging and transportation operations. The resorts located in the United States (“U.S.”), except for Northstar, Park City and the Urban ski areas, operate primarily on federal land under the terms of Special Use Permits granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The operations of Whistler Blackcomb are conducted on land owned by the government of the Province of British Columbia, Canada within the traditional territory of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. The operations of Perisher are conducted pursuant to a long-term lease and license on land owned by the government of New South Wales, Australia. In the Lodging segment, the Company owns and/or manages a collection of luxury hotels and condominiums under its RockResorts brand, as well as other strategic lodging properties and a large number of condominiums located in proximity to the Company’s North American mountain resorts; National Park Service (“NPS”) concessionaire properties including the Grand Teton Lodge Company (“GTLC”), which operates destination resorts in Grand Teton National Park; Colorado Mountain Express (“CME”), a Colorado resort ground transportation company; and mountain resort golf courses. Vail Resorts Development Company (“VRDC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, conducts the operations of the Real Estate segment, which owns, develops and sells real estate in and around the Company’s resort communities. The Company’s mountain business and lodging properties at or around the Company’s mountain resorts are seasonal in nature with peak operating seasons primarily from mid-November through mid-April in North America. The Company’s operating season at Perisher, its NPS concessionaire properties and its golf courses generally occurs from June to early October. |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements— In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements reflect all adjustments necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Results for interim periods are not indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year, particularly given the significant seasonality to the Company’s operating cycle. The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016. Certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies, normally included in fiscal year financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2016 was derived from audited financial statements. Use of Estimates— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Fair Value Instruments— The recorded amounts for cash and cash equivalents, receivables, other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair value of amounts outstanding under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement revolver and term loan, Whistler Credit Agreement revolver and the Employee Housing Bonds (all as defined in Note 4, Long-Term Debt) approximate book value due to the variable nature of the interest rate associated with the debt. Recently Issued Accounting Standards Adopted Standards In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The new standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The standard was effective for the first interim period within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2017). The Company adopted this new accounting standard as of July 31, 2016, which amended presentation and disclosure requirements concerning debt issuance costs but did not affect the Company’s overall financial position or results of operations and cash flows. As a result, approximately $2.1 million of debt issuance costs have been reclassified to Long-term debt as of April 30, 2016. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” The standard eliminates the current requirement for companies to present deferred tax liabilities and assets as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. Instead, companies will be required to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2018), with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company adopted this new accounting standard as of July 31, 2016, which amended presentation requirements, but did not affect the Company’s overall financial position or results of operations and cash flows. The Company adopted this standard on a prospective basis, which reclassified the current deferred income tax asset to the noncurrent deferred income tax liability. Accordingly, the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2016 has not been retrospectively adjusted. Standards Being Evaluated The authoritative guidance listed below is currently being evaluated for its impact to Company policies upon adoption as well as any significant implementation matters yet to be addressed. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, “Revenue Recognition.” This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard will be effective for the first interim period within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019 if it does not early adopt), using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is evaluating the impacts, if any, the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows and related disclosures and is determining the appropriate transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which supersedes “Leases (Topic 840).” The standard requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from all leases, including those classified as operating leases under previous accounting guidance, on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The standard also allows for an accounting policy election not to recognize on the balance sheet lease assets and liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on their balance sheets, while lessor accounting will be largely unchanged. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020), and must be applied using a modified retrospective transition approach to leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows and related disclosures. Additionally, the Company is evaluating the impacts of the standard beyond accounting, including system, data and process changes required to comply with the standard. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The new guidance requires companies to record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. The guidance also requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity and cash paid to a taxing authority to satisfy statutory withholding as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. Additionally, the guidance allows companies to make a policy election to account for forfeitures either upon occurrence or by estimating forfeitures. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2018), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” The standard provides guidance for eight targeted changes with respect to how cash receipts and cash payments are classified in the statements of cash flows, with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s cash flows. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The standard simplifies interim and annual goodwill impairment testing by eliminating step two, a hypothetical purchase price allocation, from the goodwill impairment test and leaving step one unchanged. Under the new guidance, companies will continue to complete step one by comparing the estimated fair value of their reporting units with their respective carrying amounts, and will recognize an impairment charge, if any, for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s estimated fair value. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2021), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently analyzing provisions of the standard to determine if early adoption is warranted for purposes of simplification. |
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| Net Income Per Common Share | Net Income per Share Earnings per Share Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to Vail Resorts stockholders by the total weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, resulting in the issuance of shares of common stock that would then participate in the earnings of Vail Resorts. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb in October 2016 (see Note 5, Acquisitions), the Company issued consideration in the form of shares of Vail Resorts common stock (the “Vail Shares”), and shares of the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary (“Exchangeco”). Whistler Blackcomb shareholders elected to receive 3,327,719 Vail Shares and 418,095 shares of Exchangeco (the “Exchangeco Shares”). Both Vail Shares and Exchangeco Shares have a par value of $0.01 per share and Exchangeco Shares, while outstanding, are substantially the economic equivalent of the Vail Shares and are exchangeable, at any time prior to the seventh anniversary of the closing of the acquisition, into Vail Shares. The Company’s calculation of weighted-average shares outstanding includes the Exchangeco Shares. The Company computes the effect of dilutive securities using the treasury stock method and average market prices during the period. Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of share based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive totaled 12,000 and 24,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of share based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive totaled 4,000 and 13,000 for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dividends During the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.053 and $2.673 per share ($42.3 million and $104.0 million, respectively, in the aggregate). During the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.81 and $2.055 per share ($29.3 million and $74.5 million, respectively, in the aggregate). On June 7, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.053 per share, for Vail Shares, payable on July 13, 2017 to stockholders of record as of June 28, 2017. Additionally, a Canadian dollar equivalent dividend on the Exchangeco Shares will be payable on July 13, 2017 to the shareholders of record on June 28, 2017. |
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Aggregate maturities of debt outstanding as of April 30, 2017 reflected by fiscal year (August through July) are as follows (in thousands):
The Company incurred gross interest expense of $14.2 million and $10.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were amortization of deferred financing costs. The Company incurred gross interest expense of $40.4 million and $31.9 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, were amortization of deferred financing costs. In connection with the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Holdings, Inc. funded a portion of the purchase price through an intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb of $210.0 million requiring foreign currency remeasurement to Canadian dollars, the functional currency for Whistler Blackcomb. As a result, foreign currency fluctuations associated with the loan are recorded within the Company’s results of operations. The Company recognized approximately $9.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively, in foreign currency losses on the intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb for the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2017 within interest expense and other, net on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. |
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| Acquisitions | Acquisitions Whistler Blackcomb On August 5, 2016, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb (the “Arrangement”). On October 17, 2016, the Company, through Exchangeco, acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb, for aggregate purchase consideration paid to Whistler Blackcomb shareholders of $1.09 billion. The consideration paid consisted of (i) approximately C$673.8 million ($512.6 million) in cash (or C$17.50 per Whistler Blackcomb share), (ii) 3,327,719 Vail Shares and (iii) 418,095 Exchangeco Shares. Each Exchangeco Share is exchangeable by the holder thereof for one Vail Share (subject to customary adjustments for stock splits or other reorganizations). In addition, the Company may require all outstanding Exchangeco Shares to be exchanged into an equal number of Vail Shares upon the occurrence of certain events and at any time following the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Arrangement. While outstanding, holders of Exchangeco Shares are entitled to cast votes on matters for which holders of Vail Shares are entitled to vote and are entitled to receive dividends economically equivalent to the dividends declared by the Company with respect to the Vail Shares.` Whistler Blackcomb owns a 75% interest in each of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP (the “WB Partnerships”), which together operate Whistler Blackcomb resort, a year round mountain resort in British Columbia, Canada with a comprehensive offering of recreational activities, including both snow sports and summer activities. The remaining 25% limited partnership interest in each of the WB Partnerships is owned by Nippon Cable Co. Ltd. (“Nippon Cable”), an unrelated party to the Company. The WB Partnerships hold land leases and rights-of-way under long-term agreements with the government of the province of British Columbia, Canada within the traditional territory of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, which provide for the use of land at Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain. The Company executed forward contracts for the underlying Canadian dollar cash consideration to economically hedge the risk associated with the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rates. The Company’s total cost was $509.2 million to accumulate C$673.8 million which was required for the cash component of the purchase consideration. The estimated fair value of the Canadian dollars was approximately $512.6 million upon settlement. Accordingly, the Company realized a gain of $3.4 million on foreign currency exchange rate changes. The gain on foreign currency is a separate transaction as it primarily benefited the Company and therefore the Company recorded this gain within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. The estimated fair value of $512.6 million is considered the cash component of the purchase consideration. The Company held shares of Whistler Blackcomb common stock prior to the acquisition and, as such, the acquisition-date estimated fair value of this previously held investment was a component of the purchase consideration. Based on the acquisition-date estimated fair value of this investment of $4.3 million, the Company recorded a gain of $0.8 million within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. Nippon Cable’s 25% limited partnership interest is a noncontrolling economic interest containing certain protective rights and no ability to participate in the day to day operations of the WB Partnerships. The WB Partnership agreements provide that distributions made out of the partnerships be made on the basis of 75% to Whistler Blackcomb and 25% to Nippon Cable. In addition, based upon the terms of the WB Partnership agreements, the annual distribution rights are non-transferable and transfer of the limited partnership interest is limited to Nippon Cable’s entire interest. Accordingly, the estimate of fair value associated with the noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition has been determined based on expected underlying cash flows of the WB Partnerships discounted at a rate commensurate with a market participant’s expected rate of return for an equity instrument with these associated restrictions. The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the preliminary estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands, except exchange ratio and share price):
During the nine months ended April 30, 2017, the Company recorded adjustments in the measurement period to its purchase price allocation of $7.7 million, net, which primarily increased the deferred income taxes, net asset with a corresponding decrease to goodwill. The estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb are preliminary and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date. The Company believes that information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, the Company is obtaining additional information necessary to finalize those estimated fair values. Therefore, the preliminary measurements of estimated fair values reflected are subject to change. The Company expects to finalize the valuation and complete the purchase consideration allocation no later than one year from the acquisition date. The estimated fair values of definite-lived and indefinite-lived identifiable intangible assets were determined using significant estimates and assumptions. The estimated fair value and estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets, where applicable, are as follows.
(1) Trademarks and trade names and property management contracts are indefinite-lived intangible assets. The excess of the purchase consideration over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected cost efficiencies from the elimination of certain public company costs as well as other select areas of general and administrative functions, synergies, including utilization of the Company’s yield management strategies at Whistler Blackcomb and increased season pass sales and visitation across the Company’s resort portfolio, the assembled workforce of Whistler Blackcomb and other factors. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Whistler Blackcomb, which are primarily recorded in the Mountain segment, contributed $229.7 million of net revenue for the nine months ended April 30, 2017, prospectively from the acquisition date of October 17, 2016. The Company recognized $0.2 million and $3.2 million of Whistler Blackcomb transaction related expenses in Mountain operating expense in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017, respectively. The following presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company as if the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb was completed on August 1, 2015. The following unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments for (i) depreciation on acquired property, plant and equipment; (ii) amortization of intangible assets recorded at the date of the transactions; (iii) transaction and business integration related costs; (iv) interest expense associated with financing the cash portion of the transaction; and (v) total weighted average shares outstanding. This unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or the results that would have occurred had the transaction taken place on August 1, 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts).
On February 23, 2017, Whistler LP, by its general partner Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. (“WBHI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a master development agreement (the “Whistler MDA”) with Her Majesty, the Queen in Right of British Columbia (the “Province”) with respect to the operation and development of Whistler Mountain. Additionally, on February 23, 2017, Blackcomb LP, by its general partner WBHI, entered into a master development agreement (the “Blackcomb MDA” and together with the Whistler MDA, the “MDAs”) with the Province with respect to the operation and development of Blackcomb Mountain. Each of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP were operating under existing master development agreements that terminated upon execution of the new MDAs. The MDAs grant a general license to the WB Partnerships to use the Whistler Mountain lands and the Blackcomb Mountain lands for the operation and development of the Whistler Blackcomb Resort. Each WB Partnership is permitted to develop new improvements to Whistler Mountain or Blackcomb Mountain, as the case may be, within standard municipal type development control conditions. The MDAs each have a term of 60 years and are replaceable for an additional 60 years by option exercisable by the WB Partnerships after the first 30 years of the initial term. In accordance with the MDAs, each WB Partnership is obligated to pay annual fees to the Province at a rate of 2% of certain gross revenues related to the Whistler Blackcomb Resort. Wilmot Mountain On January 19, 2016, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all of the assets of Wilmot, a ski area located in Wisconsin near the Illinois state line, for total cash consideration of $20.2 million. The purchase price was allocated to identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value at the acquisition date. The Company has completed its purchase price allocation and has recorded $12.5 million in property, plant and equipment, $0.2 million in other assets, $0.4 million in other intangible assets (with a weighted-average amortization period of 10 years) and $0.3 million of assumed liabilities on the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was $7.4 million and was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies, the assembled workforce of Wilmot and other factors. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Wilmot are reported within the Mountain segment. |
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The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):
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The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill allocated between the Company’s segments for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
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| Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements The FASB issued fair value guidance that establishes how reporting entities should measure fair value for measurement and disclosure purposes. The guidance establishes a common definition of fair value applicable to all assets and liabilities measured at fair value and prioritizes the inputs into valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Accordingly, the Company uses valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows: Level 1: Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active and inactive markets or that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and Level 3: Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. The table below summarizes the Company’s cash equivalents, Contingent Consideration and Interest Rate Swap measured at estimated fair value (all other assets and liabilities measured at fair value are immaterial) (in thousands).
The Company’s cash equivalents and Interest Rate Swap are measured utilizing quoted market prices or pricing models whereby all significant inputs are either observable or corroborated by observable market data. The Interest Rate Swap is an instrument assumed in the Whistler Blackcomb acquisition that expires in September 2020, and is a C$125.0 million ($91.6 million) as of April 30, 2017) fixed swap on the floating interest rate on the assumed Whistler Credit Agreement. Interest Rate Swap settlements and changes in estimated fair value are recognized in interest expense and other, net on the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations. The changes in Contingent Consideration during the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
The lease for Park City provides for participating contingent payments (the “Contingent Consideration”) to the landlord of 42% of the amount by which EBITDA for the Park City resort operations, as calculated under the lease, exceed approximately $35 million, as established at the transaction date, with such threshold amount subsequently increased annually by an inflation linked index and a 10% adjustment for any capital improvements or investments made under the lease by the Company. The fair value of Contingent Consideration includes the estimated future period resort operations of Park City in the calculation of EBITDA on which participating contingent payments are made, which is determined on the basis of estimated subsequent year performance, escalated by an assumed growth factor. The Company estimated the fair value of the Contingent Consideration payments using an option pricing valuation model. Key assumptions included a discount rate of 10.2%, volatility of 16.0%, and future period Park City EBITDA and capital expenditures, which are unobservable inputs and thus are considered Level 3 inputs. The Company prepared a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the effect that changes on certain key assumptions would have on the estimated fair value of the Contingent Consideration. A change in the discount rate of 100 basis points or a 5% change in estimated subsequent year performance would result in a change in the estimated fair value within the range of approximately $2.0 million to $5.5 million. As Contingent Consideration is classified as a liability, the liability is remeasured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved. During the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017, the Company increased the estimated fair value of the participating contingent payments by approximately $15.1 million, resulting in an estimated fair value of the Contingent Consideration of $26.2 million reflected in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The increase in the estimated fair value of participating contingent payments is primarily attributable to a change in assumptions for future period EBITDA of Park City. |
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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Metropolitan Districts The Company credit-enhances $6.3 million of bonds issued by Holland Creek Metropolitan District (“HCMD”) through a $6.4 million letter of credit issued under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement. HCMD’s bonds were issued and used to build infrastructure associated with the Company’s Red Sky Ranch residential development. The Company has agreed to pay capital improvement fees to the Red Sky Ranch Metropolitan District (“RSRMD”) until RSRMD’s revenue streams from property taxes are sufficient to meet debt service requirements under HCMD’s bonds. The Company has recorded a liability of $2.0 million, $2.0 million and $1.8 million primarily within “other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, as of April 30, 2017, July 31, 2016 and April 30, 2016, respectively, with respect to the estimated present value of future RSRMD capital improvement fees. The Company estimates it will make capital improvement fee payments under this arrangement through the fiscal year ending July 31, 2031. Guarantees/Indemnifications As of April 30, 2017, the Company had various other letters of credit totaling $67.4 million, consisting of $53.4 million to support the Employee Housing Bonds and $14.0 million for workers’ compensation, general liability construction related deductibles and other activities. The Company also had surety bonds of $9.3 million as of April 30, 2017, primarily to provide collateral for its workers compensation self-insurance programs. In addition to the guarantees noted above, the Company has entered into contracts in the normal course of business that include certain indemnifications under which it could be required to make payments to third parties upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain future events. These indemnities include indemnities related to licensees in connection with third-parties’ use of the Company’s trademarks and logos, liabilities associated with the infringement of other parties’ technology and software products, liabilities associated with the use of easements, liabilities associated with employment of contract workers and the Company’s use of trustees, and liabilities associated with the Company’s use of public lands and environmental matters. The duration of these indemnities generally is indefinite and generally do not limit the future payments the Company could be obligated to make. As permitted under applicable law, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have agreed to indemnify their directors and officers over their lifetimes for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving the Company or its subsidiaries in such a capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy that should enable the Company to recover a portion of any amounts paid. Unless otherwise noted, the Company has not recorded any significant liabilities for the letters of credit, indemnities and other guarantees noted above in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, either because the Company has recorded on its Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets the underlying liability associated with the guarantee, the guarantee is with respect to the Company’s own performance and is therefore not subject to the measurement requirements as prescribed by GAAP, or because the Company has calculated the estimated fair value of the indemnification or guarantee to be immaterial based on the current facts and circumstances that would trigger a payment under the indemnification clause. In addition, with respect to certain indemnifications, it is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of liability under these potential obligations due to the unique set of facts and circumstances likely to be involved in each particular claim and indemnification provision. Historically, payments made by the Company under these obligations have not been material. As noted above, the Company makes certain indemnifications to licensees for their use of the Company’s trademarks and logos. The Company does not record any liabilities with respect to these indemnifications. Self-Insurance The Company is self-insured for claims under its U.S. health benefit plans and for the majority of workers’ compensation claims in the U.S. Workers compensation claims in the U.S. are subject to stop loss policies. The self-insurance liability related to workers’ compensation is determined actuarially based on claims filed. The self-insurance liability related to claims under the Company’s U.S. health benefit plans is determined based on analysis of actual claims. The amounts related to these claims are included as a component of accrued benefits in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (see Note 6, Supplementary Balance Sheet Information). Legal The Company is a party to various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the Company has adequate insurance coverage and/or has accrued for all loss contingencies for asserted and unasserted matters deemed to be probable losses and estimable. As of April 30, 2017, July 31, 2016 and April 30, 2016, the accruals for the above loss contingencies were not material individually and in the aggregate. |
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| Segment Information | Segment Information The Company has three reportable segments: Mountain, Lodging and Real Estate. The Mountain segment includes the operations of the Company’s mountain resorts/ski areas and related ancillary activities. The Lodging segment includes the operations of the Company’s owned hotels, RockResorts, NPS concessionaire properties, condominium management, CME and mountain resort golf operations. The Real Estate segment owns, develops and sells real estate in and around the Company’s resort communities. The Company’s reportable segments, although integral to the success of the others, offer distinctly different products and services and require different types of management focus. As such, these segments are managed separately. The Company reports its segment results using Reported EBITDA (defined as segment net revenue less segment operating expenses, plus or minus segment equity investment income or loss, and for the Real Estate segment, plus gain or loss on sale of real property). The Company reports segment results in a manner consistent with management’s internal reporting of operating results to the chief operating decision maker (Chief Executive Officer) for purposes of evaluating segment performance. Items excluded from Reported EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. Reported EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to, or substitute for, net income (loss), net change in cash and cash equivalents or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated condensed financial statements as indicators of financial performance or liquidity. The Company utilizes Reported EBITDA in evaluating the performance of the Company and in allocating resources to its segments. Mountain Reported EBITDA consists of Mountain net revenue less Mountain operating expense plus or minus Mountain equity investment income or loss. Lodging Reported EBITDA consists of Lodging net revenue less Lodging operating expense. Real Estate Reported EBITDA consists of Real Estate net revenue less Real Estate operating expense plus gain or loss on sale of real property. All segment expenses include an allocation of corporate administrative expense. Assets are not allocated between segments, or used to evaluate performance, except as shown in the table below. The following table presents financial information by reportable segment, which is used by management in evaluating performance and allocating resources (in thousands):
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Share Repurchase Program |
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| Share Repurchase Program | Share Repurchase Program On March 9, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 3,000,000 Vail Shares. On July 16, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the authorization by an additional 3,000,000 Vail Shares, and on December 4, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the authorization by an additional 1,500,000 Vail Shares for a total authorization to repurchase up to 7,500,000 total shares. The Company repurchased zero Vail Shares and 1,317 Vail Shares (at a total cost of $0.2 million), respectively, during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017. The Company repurchased 108,036 Vail Shares (at a total cost of $13.8 million) and 485,866 Vail Shares (at a total cost of $53.8 million), respectively, during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016. Since inception of its share repurchase program through April 30, 2017, the Company has repurchased 5,436,294 Vail Shares for $247.2 million. As of April 30, 2017, 2,063,706 Vail Shares remained available to repurchase under the existing share repurchase program which has no expiration date. Vail Shares purchased pursuant to the repurchase program will be held as treasury shares and may be used for the issuance of Vail Shares under the Company’s employee share award plan. |
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| Subsequent Events [Text Block] | 11. Subsequent Event Stowe Mountain Resort On June 7, 2017, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired Stowe Mountain Resort (“Stowe”) in Stowe, Vermont, from Mt. Mansfield Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., for a cash purchase price of approximately $41.0 million, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the purchase agreement. The Company acquired all of the assets related to the mountain operations of the resort, including base area skier services (food and beverage, retail and rental, lift ticket offices and ski and snowboard school facilities). |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) |
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| New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block] | Standards Being Evaluated The authoritative guidance listed below is currently being evaluated for its impact to Company policies upon adoption as well as any significant implementation matters yet to be addressed. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, “Revenue Recognition.” This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard will be effective for the first interim period within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019 if it does not early adopt), using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is evaluating the impacts, if any, the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows and related disclosures and is determining the appropriate transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which supersedes “Leases (Topic 840).” The standard requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from all leases, including those classified as operating leases under previous accounting guidance, on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The standard also allows for an accounting policy election not to recognize on the balance sheet lease assets and liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on their balance sheets, while lessor accounting will be largely unchanged. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020), and must be applied using a modified retrospective transition approach to leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows and related disclosures. Additionally, the Company is evaluating the impacts of the standard beyond accounting, including system, data and process changes required to comply with the standard. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The new guidance requires companies to record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. The guidance also requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity and cash paid to a taxing authority to satisfy statutory withholding as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. Additionally, the guidance allows companies to make a policy election to account for forfeitures either upon occurrence or by estimating forfeitures. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2018), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” The standard provides guidance for eight targeted changes with respect to how cash receipts and cash payments are classified in the statements of cash flows, with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting standard will have on the Company’s cash flows. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The standard simplifies interim and annual goodwill impairment testing by eliminating step two, a hypothetical purchase price allocation, from the goodwill impairment test and leaving step one unchanged. Under the new guidance, companies will continue to complete step one by comparing the estimated fair value of their reporting units with their respective carrying amounts, and will recognize an impairment charge, if any, for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s estimated fair value. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2021), with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently analyzing provisions of the standard to determine if early adoption is warranted for purposes of simplification. |
| Consolidated Financial Statements Policy [Table Text Block] | Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements— In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements reflect all adjustments necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Results for interim periods are not indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year, particularly given the significant seasonality to the Company’s operating cycle. The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016. Certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies, normally included in fiscal year financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2016 was derived from audited financial statements. |
| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
| Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Fair Value Instruments— The recorded amounts for cash and cash equivalents, receivables, other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair value of amounts outstanding under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement revolver and term loan, Whistler Credit Agreement revolver and the Employee Housing Bonds (all as defined in Note 4, Long-Term Debt) approximate book value due to the variable nature of the interest rate associated with the debt. |
| New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block] | Recently Issued Accounting Standards Adopted Standards In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The new standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The standard was effective for the first interim period within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2017). The Company adopted this new accounting standard as of July 31, 2016, which amended presentation and disclosure requirements concerning debt issuance costs but did not affect the Company’s overall financial position or results of operations and cash flows. As a result, approximately $2.1 million of debt issuance costs have been reclassified to Long-term debt as of April 30, 2016. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” The standard eliminates the current requirement for companies to present deferred tax liabilities and assets as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. Instead, companies will be required to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2018), with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company adopted this new accounting standard as of July 31, 2016, which amended presentation requirements, but did not affect the Company’s overall financial position or results of operations and cash flows. The Company adopted this standard on a prospective basis, which reclassified the current deferred income tax asset to the noncurrent deferred income tax liability. Accordingly, the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2016 has not been retrospectively adjusted. |
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| Summary of Calculation of Basic And Diluted EPS | Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of share based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive totaled 12,000 and 24,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company as if the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb was completed on August 1, 2015. The following unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments for (i) depreciation on acquired property, plant and equipment; (ii) amortization of intangible assets recorded at the date of the transactions; (iii) transaction and business integration related costs; (iv) interest expense associated with financing the cash portion of the transaction; and (v) total weighted average shares outstanding. This unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or the results that would have occurred had the transaction taken place on August 1, 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts).
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| Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | Whistler Blackcomb On August 5, 2016, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb (the “Arrangement”). On October 17, 2016, the Company, through Exchangeco, acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb, for aggregate purchase consideration paid to Whistler Blackcomb shareholders of $1.09 billion. The consideration paid consisted of (i) approximately C$673.8 million ($512.6 million) in cash (or C$17.50 per Whistler Blackcomb share), (ii) 3,327,719 Vail Shares and (iii) 418,095 Exchangeco Shares. Each Exchangeco Share is exchangeable by the holder thereof for one Vail Share (subject to customary adjustments for stock splits or other reorganizations). In addition, the Company may require all outstanding Exchangeco Shares to be exchanged into an equal number of Vail Shares upon the occurrence of certain events and at any time following the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Arrangement. While outstanding, holders of Exchangeco Shares are entitled to cast votes on matters for which holders of Vail Shares are entitled to vote and are entitled to receive dividends economically equivalent to the dividends declared by the Company with respect to the Vail Shares.` Whistler Blackcomb owns a 75% interest in each of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP (the “WB Partnerships”), which together operate Whistler Blackcomb resort, a year round mountain resort in British Columbia, Canada with a comprehensive offering of recreational activities, including both snow sports and summer activities. The remaining 25% limited partnership interest in each of the WB Partnerships is owned by Nippon Cable Co. Ltd. (“Nippon Cable”), an unrelated party to the Company. The WB Partnerships hold land leases and rights-of-way under long-term agreements with the government of the province of British Columbia, Canada within the traditional territory of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, which provide for the use of land at Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain. The Company executed forward contracts for the underlying Canadian dollar cash consideration to economically hedge the risk associated with the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rates. The Company’s total cost was $509.2 million to accumulate C$673.8 million which was required for the cash component of the purchase consideration. The estimated fair value of the Canadian dollars was approximately $512.6 million upon settlement. Accordingly, the Company realized a gain of $3.4 million on foreign currency exchange rate changes. The gain on foreign currency is a separate transaction as it primarily benefited the Company and therefore the Company recorded this gain within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. The estimated fair value of $512.6 million is considered the cash component of the purchase consideration. The Company held shares of Whistler Blackcomb common stock prior to the acquisition and, as such, the acquisition-date estimated fair value of this previously held investment was a component of the purchase consideration. Based on the acquisition-date estimated fair value of this investment of $4.3 million, the Company recorded a gain of $0.8 million within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. Nippon Cable’s 25% limited partnership interest is a noncontrolling economic interest containing certain protective rights and no ability to participate in the day to day operations of the WB Partnerships. The WB Partnership agreements provide that distributions made out of the partnerships be made on the basis of 75% to Whistler Blackcomb and 25% to Nippon Cable. In addition, based upon the terms of the WB Partnership agreements, the annual distribution rights are non-transferable and transfer of the limited partnership interest is limited to Nippon Cable’s entire interest. Accordingly, the estimate of fair value associated with the noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition has been determined based on expected underlying cash flows of the WB Partnerships discounted at a rate commensurate with a market participant’s expected rate of return for an equity instrument with these associated restrictions. The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the preliminary estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands, except exchange ratio and share price):
During the nine months ended April 30, 2017, the Company recorded adjustments in the measurement period to its purchase price allocation of $7.7 million, net, which primarily increased the deferred income taxes, net asset with a corresponding decrease to goodwill. The estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb are preliminary and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date. The Company believes that information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, the Company is obtaining additional information necessary to finalize those estimated fair values. Therefore, the preliminary measurements of estimated fair values reflected are subject to change. The Company expects to finalize the valuation and complete the purchase consideration allocation no later than one year from the acquisition date. The estimated fair values of definite-lived and indefinite-lived identifiable intangible assets were determined using significant estimates and assumptions. The estimated fair value and estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets, where applicable, are as follows.
(1) Trademarks and trade names and property management contracts are indefinite-lived intangible assets. The excess of the purchase consideration over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected cost efficiencies from the elimination of certain public company costs as well as other select areas of general and administrative functions, synergies, including utilization of the Company’s yield management strategies at Whistler Blackcomb and increased season pass sales and visitation across the Company’s resort portfolio, the assembled workforce of Whistler Blackcomb and other factors. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Whistler Blackcomb, which are primarily recorded in the Mountain segment, contributed $229.7 million of net revenue for the nine months ended April 30, 2017, prospectively from the acquisition date of October 17, 2016. The Company recognized $0.2 million and $3.2 million of Whistler Blackcomb transaction related expenses in Mountain operating expense in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017, respectively. |
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| Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | Wilmot Mountain On January 19, 2016, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all of the assets of Wilmot, a ski area located in Wisconsin near the Illinois state line, for total cash consideration of $20.2 million. The purchase price was allocated to identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value at the acquisition date. The Company has completed its purchase price allocation and has recorded $12.5 million in property, plant and equipment, $0.2 million in other assets, $0.4 million in other intangible assets (with a weighted-average amortization period of 10 years) and $0.3 million of assumed liabilities on the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was $7.4 million and was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies, the assembled workforce of Wilmot and other factors. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Wilmot are reported within the Mountain segment. |
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| Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment | The composition of property, plant and equipment follows (in thousands):
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| Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities | The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):
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| Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill allocated between the Company’s segments for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
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| Summary Of Cash Equivalents Measured At Fair Value | The table below summarizes the Company’s cash equivalents, Contingent Consideration and Interest Rate Swap measured at estimated fair value (all other assets and liabilities measured at fair value are immaterial) (in thousands).
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Segment Information (Tables) |
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| Summary Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment | The following table presents financial information by reportable segment, which is used by management in evaluating performance and allocating resources (in thousands):
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | $ 4,288 | $ 2,057 | $ 2,125 |
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Net Income Per Common Share Net Income per Common Share (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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| Anti-dilutive securities (in shares) | 12,000 | 24,000 | 4,000 | 13,000 | |
| Cash dividends declared per share | $ 1.053 | $ 0.81 | $ 2.673 | $ 2.055 | |
| Payments of Dividends | $ 42,300 | $ 29,300 | $ 104,035 | $ 74,530 | |
| Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid | Jul. 13, 2017 | ||||
| Dividends Payable, Date of Record | Jun. 28, 2017 | ||||
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| Cash dividends declared per share | $ 1.053 | ||||
| Common Stock [Member] | |||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 3,327,719 | ||||
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| Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 418,095 | ||||
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Net Income Per Common Share (Summary of Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
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| Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 181,107 | $ 157,632 | $ 267,699 | $ 215,027 |
| Weighted-average Vail Resorts shares outstanding | 39,996 | 36,217 | 38,871 | 36,312 |
| Weighted-average Exchangeco shares outstanding | 72 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| Total Weighted-average shares outstanding | 40,068 | 36,217 | 38,972 | 36,312 |
| Effect of dilutive securities | 1,113 | 1,051 | 1,097 | 1,016 |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted | 41,181 | 37,268 | 40,069 | 37,328 |
| Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 4.52 | $ 4.35 | $ 6.87 | $ 5.92 |
| Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 4.40 | $ 4.23 | $ 6.68 | $ 5.76 |
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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Gross interest expense | $ 14,200 | $ 10,400 | $ 40,400 | $ 31,900 | |
| Long-term Debt | 1,210,884 | 629,178 | 1,210,884 | 629,178 | $ 702,320 |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 300 | 200 | 800 | 700 | |
| Intercompany Foreign Currency Balance, Amount | 210,000 | 210,000 | |||
| Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | 4,288 | 2,125 | 4,288 | 2,125 | 2,057 |
| Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax | 9,100 | $ 3,900 | |||
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| Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date | Oct. 14, 2016 | ||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net | $ 509,400 | ||||
| Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Oct. 14, 2021 | ||||
| Long-term Line of Credit | 750,000 | $ 750,000 | |||
| Long-term Debt | $ 731,250 | 243,750 | $ 731,250 | 243,750 | 240,625 |
| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.20% | 2.20% | |||
| Long-term Debt, Description | the term loan facility is subject to quarterly principal payments of approximately $9.4 million, which began on January 31, 2017. Final payment of the remaining principle outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest is due upon maturity in October 2021. | ||||
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| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 400,000 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Long-term Debt | 0 | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 75,000 |
| Whistler Credit Agreement revolver [Member] | |||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date | Nov. 12, 2013 | ||||
| Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Nov. 12, 2021 | ||||
| Long-term Debt | $ 89,379 | $ 0 | $ 89,379 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.67% | 2.67% | |||
| Long-term Debt, Description | Borrowings under the Whistler Credit Agreement are available in Canadian or U.S. dollars and bear interest annually, subject to an applicable margin based on the WB Partnerships’ Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Whistler Credit Agreement), with pricing as of April 30, 2017, in the case of borrowings (i) in Canadian dollars, at the WB Partnerships’ option, either (a) at the Canadian Prime Rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) by way of the issuance of bankers’ acceptances plus 1.75% per annum; and (ii) in U.S. dollars, at the WB Partnerships option, either at (a) the U.S. Base Rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) Bankers Acceptance Rate plus 1.75% per annum | ||||
| Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Fee | 0.3937% | ||||
| Canada, Dollars | Whistler Credit Agreement revolver [Member] | |||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | $ 75,000 | $ 75,000 | |||
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 | |||
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Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Aggregate Maturities For Debt Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Jul. 31, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
| 2017 (May 2017 through July 2017) | $ 9,525 | ||
| 2018 | 38,397 | ||
| 2019 | 38,455 | ||
| 2020 | 38,516 | ||
| 2021 | 38,580 | ||
| Thereafter | 1,047,411 | ||
| Total debt | $ 1,210,884 | $ 702,320 | $ 629,178 |
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Acquisitions (Summary Pro Forma Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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Apr. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Pro Forma Financial Information [Line Items] | |||
| Pro forma net revenue | $ 752,462 | $ 1,720,758 | $ 1,631,813 |
| Pro forma net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 184,064 | $ 270,418 | $ 248,187 |
| Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 4.61 | $ 6.76 | $ 6.20 |
| Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | $ 4.49 | $ 6.58 | $ 6.04 |
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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Jul. 31, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Land and land improvements | $ 531,058 | $ 440,300 | $ 439,815 |
| Buildings and building improvements | 1,170,700 | 1,025,515 | 1,028,408 |
| Machinery and equipment | 967,157 | 866,008 | 878,730 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 275,235 | 284,959 | 305,159 |
| Software | 105,352 | 103,754 | 112,551 |
| Vehicles | 61,415 | 58,159 | 62,166 |
| Construction in progress | 34,029 | 39,396 | 28,019 |
| Gross property, plant and equipment | 3,144,946 | 2,818,091 | 2,854,848 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (1,497,942) | (1,454,277) | (1,484,474) |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ 1,647,004 | $ 1,363,814 | $ 1,370,374 |
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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Jul. 31, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
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| Trade payables | $ 51,305 | $ 72,658 | $ 47,144 |
| Deferred revenue | 206,534 | 182,506 | 164,927 |
| Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation | 36,162 | 43,086 | 34,403 |
| Accrued benefits | 36,401 | 29,175 | 29,625 |
| Deposits | 22,117 | 23,307 | 21,641 |
| Other liabilities | 50,766 | 46,756 | 40,349 |
| Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 403,285 | $ 397,488 | $ 338,089 |
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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
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| Private club deferred initiation fee revenue | $ 120,260 | $ 121,750 | $ 123,341 |
| Unfavorable lease obligation, net | 25,254 | 27,322 | 28,005 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 134,689 | 121,096 | 97,952 |
| Total other long-term liabilities | $ 280,203 | $ 270,168 | $ 249,298 |
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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information Changes in Goodwill Amount (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Balance at July 31, 2016 | $ 1,430,008 | $ 509,037 | $ 509,083 |
| Whistler Blackcomb acquisition | 956,876 | ||
| Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | (35,905) | ||
| Mountain [Member] | |||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Balance at July 31, 2016 | 1,362,109 | 441,138 | |
| Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | (35,905) | ||
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| Balance at July 31, 2016 | 67,899 | $ 67,899 | |
| Whistler Blackcomb acquisition | 0 | ||
| Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | $ 0 |
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| Contingent Consideration | $ 26,200 | $ 6,900 | $ 11,100 | $ 6,900 | |
| Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Description | The lease for Park City provides for participating contingent payments (the “Contingent Consideration”) to the landlord of 42% of the amount by which EBITDA for the Park City resort operations, as calculated under the lease, exceed approximately $35 million, as established at the transaction date, with such threshold amount subsequently increased annually by an inflation linked index and a 10% adjustment for any capital improvements or investments made under the lease by the Company. | ||||
| Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of Adverse Change in Other Assumption, Description | The Company prepared a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the effect that changes on certain key assumptions would have on the estimated fair value of the Contingent Consideration. A change in the discount rate of 100 basis points or a 5% change in estimated subsequent year performance would result in a change in the estimated fair value within the range of approximately $2.0 million to $5.5 million. | ||||
| Contingent Consideration, Key Assumptions for Valuation | The fair value of Contingent Consideration includes the estimated future period resort operations of Park City in the calculation of EBITDA on which participating contingent payments are made, which is determined on the basis of estimated subsequent year performance, escalated by an assumed growth factor. The Company estimated the fair value of the Contingent Consideration payments using an option pricing valuation model. Key assumptions included a discount rate of 10.2%, volatility of 16.0%, and future period Park City EBITDA and capital expenditures, which are unobservable inputs and thus are considered Level 3 inputs. | ||||
| Derivative, Maturity Date | Sep. 01, 2020 | ||||
| Money Market | $ 3,005 | ||||
| Interest Rate Swap | 1,181 | ||||
| Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability | 15,100 | 0 | |||
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| Contingent Consideration | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Interest Rate Swap | 0 | ||||
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| Contingent Consideration | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Interest Rate Swap | 1,181 | ||||
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| Contingent Consideration | 26,200 | 6,900 | 11,100 | ||
| Money Market | 0 | ||||
| Interest Rate Swap | 0 | ||||
| Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | |||||
| Money Market | 3,005 | ||||
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| Commercial Paper | 2,401 | 2,401 | 2,401 | ||
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| Commercial Paper | 2,401 | 2,401 | 2,401 | ||
| Certificates of Deposit [Member] | |||||
| Commercial Paper | 2,404 | 2,402 | 2,403 | ||
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| Commercial Paper | 2,404 | $ 2,402 | $ 2,403 | ||
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| Interest Rate Swap | CAD | CAD 125.0 | ||||
| United States of America, Dollars | |||||
| Interest Rate Swap | $ 91,600 | ||||
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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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| Amount outstanding in letters of credit | $ 67.4 | ||
| Surety Bonds Outstanding | 9.3 | ||
| Holland Creek Metropolitan District [Member] | |||
| Credit-enhanced bonds issued amount | 6.3 | ||
| Amount outstanding in letters of credit | 6.4 | ||
| Red Sky Ranch Metropolitan District [Member] | |||
| Other long-term liabilities | $ 2.0 | $ 2.0 | $ 1.8 |
| Estimated cessation date of capital improvement fee payment obligation | Jul. 31, 2031 | ||
| Employee Housing Bonds [Member] | |||
| Amount outstanding in letters of credit | $ 53.4 | ||
| Workers' Compensation and General Liability Related to Construction and Development Activities [Member] | |||
| Amount outstanding in letters of credit | $ 14.0 |
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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Total Mountain net revenue | $ 721,160 | $ 572,805 | $ 1,486,026 | $ 1,206,610 | |
| Lodging | 68,601 | 72,933 | 201,887 | 200,026 | |
| Total Resort net revenue | 789,761 | 645,738 | 1,687,913 | 1,406,636 | |
| Real estate | 4,870 | 1,734 | 10,181 | 14,766 | |
| Total net revenue | 794,631 | 647,472 | 1,698,094 | 1,421,402 | |
| Mountain | 340,390 | 281,968 | 863,882 | 729,382 | |
| Lodging | 57,897 | 57,422 | 181,660 | 176,170 | |
| Total Resort operating expense | 398,287 | 339,390 | 1,045,542 | 905,552 | |
| Real estate | 9,818 | 3,085 | 17,144 | 17,043 | |
| Total segment operating expense | 408,105 | 342,475 | 1,062,686 | 922,595 | |
| Gain on sale of real property | 0 | 19 | 6,466 | 1,810 | |
| Mountain equity investment income, net | 521 | 211 | 1,510 | 992 | |
| Total Reported EBITDA | 387,047 | 305,227 | 643,384 | 501,609 | |
| Real estate held for sale and investment | 108,217 | 116,874 | 108,217 | 116,874 | $ 111,088 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (50,029) | (41,472) | (140,236) | (120,713) | |
| Change in estimated fair value of contingent consideration (Note 7) | (14,500) | 0 | (15,100) | 0 | |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets and other, net | (1,924) | (164) | (4,705) | (3,149) | |
| Investment income and other, net | 210 | 150 | 5,881 | 509 | |
| Interest expense and other, net | (23,313) | (10,400) | (44,325) | (31,905) | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 297,491 | 253,341 | 444,899 | 346,351 | |
| Provision for income taxes | (100,635) | (95,804) | (151,933) | (131,613) | |
| Net income | 196,856 | 157,537 | 292,966 | 214,738 | |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (15,749) | 95 | (25,267) | 289 | |
| Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. | 181,107 | 157,632 | 267,699 | 215,027 | |
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| Total Mountain net revenue | 419,647 | 334,789 | 799,324 | 642,627 | |
| Ski School [Member] | |||||
| Total Mountain net revenue | 91,704 | 74,279 | 173,674 | 139,703 | |
| Dining [Member] | |||||
| Total Mountain net revenue | 65,618 | 51,000 | 133,352 | 108,093 | |
| Retail/Rental [Member] | |||||
| Total Mountain net revenue | 102,104 | 79,384 | 261,816 | 214,748 | |
| Other [Member] | |||||
| Total Mountain net revenue | 42,087 | 33,353 | 117,860 | 101,439 | |
| Resort [Member] | |||||
| Total Reported EBITDA | 391,995 | 306,559 | 643,881 | 502,076 | |
| Mountain [Member] | |||||
| Total Reported EBITDA | 381,291 | 291,048 | 623,654 | 478,220 | |
| Lodging [Member] | |||||
| Total Reported EBITDA | 10,704 | 15,511 | 20,227 | 23,856 | |
| Real Estate [Member] | |||||
| Total Reported EBITDA | $ (4,948) | $ (1,332) | $ (497) | $ (467) | |
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Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Apr. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
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Mar. 09, 2006 |
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| Number of shares authorized to repurchase | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | 3,000,000 | |||||
| Additional number of shares authorized to repurchase | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||
| Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired | 0 | 108,036 | 1,317 | 485,866 | ||||
| Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock | $ 13,800 | $ 210 | $ 53,787 | |||||
| Number of shares repurchased since inception | 5,436,294 | 5,434,977 | 5,436,294 | 5,434,977 | 5,434,977 | |||
| Value of stock repurchased since inception | $ 247,189 | $ 246,979 | $ 247,189 | $ 246,979 | $ 246,979 | |||
| Remaining shares available for repurchase under existing program | 2,063,706 | 2,063,706 | ||||||
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| Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | Jun. 07, 2017 |
| Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 41.0 |
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